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Irritable bowel syndrome

  • 概述
  • 理论
  • 诊断
  • 治疗
  • 随访
  • 资源
最后审阅： 27 Sep 2025
最后更新： 01 Nov 2023

小结

定义

病史和体格检查

关键诊断因素

  • abdominal pain
  • alteration of bowel habits associated with pain
  • abdominal bloating or distension
  • normal exam of abdomen
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其他诊断因素

  • passage of mucus with stool
  • urgency of defecation
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危险因素

  • physical and sexual abuse
  • posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • age <50 years
  • female sex
  • previous enteric infection
  • family history
  • family and job stress
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诊断性检查

首要检查

  • CBC
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需考虑的检查

  • fecal occult blood test
  • quantitative fecal immunochemical test (FIT)
  • serologic tests for celiac disease
  • fecal calprotectin
  • fecal lactoferrin
  • serum C-reactive protein (CRP)
  • erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
  • serum fibroblast growth factor 19
  • 23‐seleno‐25‐homotaurocholic acid (SeHCAT) test
  • 48-hour stool collection for total bile acids
  • empiric trial of bile acid binder
  • hydrogen/methane breath test
  • stool tests for Giardia lamblia
  • plain abdominal radiograph
  • colonoscopy
  • flexible sigmoidoscopy
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治疗流程

持续性治疗

constipation-predominant

diarrhea-predominant

alternating constipation and diarrhea

撰稿人

作者

Ned Snyder, MD, MACP, AGAF

Professor of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine and Marion DeBakey VA Hospital

Houston

TX

Adjunct Professor of Medicine

University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

TX

利益声明

NS declares that he is a member on the board of the Kelsey Research Foundation, a non-profit organization. Kelsey Research Foundation has received and awarded private grants for the study of the microbiome in several diseases, including irritable bowel syndrome.

同行评议者

Douglas Drossman, MD

Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry

School of Medicine

Co-Director

UNC Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders

Chapel Hill

NC

Disclosures

DD declares that he has no competing interests.

Simon McLaughlin, MBBS

Research Fellow

Department of Gastroenterology

St Mark's Hospital

Northwick Park

Harrow

UK

Disclosures

SM declares that he has no competing interests.

Horace Williams, MBBS

Clinical Research Fellow

Division of Medicine

Imperial College

London

UK

Disclosures

HW declares that he has no competing interests.

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References

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Key articles

Longstreth GF, Thompson WG, Chey WD, et al. Functional bowel disorders. Gastroenterology. 2006 Apr;130(5):1480-91.Full text  Abstract

Lacy BE, Pimentel M, Brenner DM, et al. ACG clinical guideline: management of irritable bowel syndrome. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 Jan 1;116(1):17-44.Full text  Abstract

Smalley W, Falck-Ytter C, Carrasco-Labra A, et al. AGA clinical practice guidelines on the laboratory evaluation of functional diarrhea and diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome in adults (IBS-D). Gastroenterology. 2019 Sep;157(3):851-4.Full text  Abstract

Chey WD, Hashash JG, Manning L, et al. AGA clinical practice update on the role of diet in irritable bowel syndrome: expert review. Gastroenterology. 2022 May;162(6):1737-45.e5.Full text  Abstract

Dionne J, Ford AC, Yuan Y, et al. A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the efficacy of a gluten-free diet and a low FODMAPs diet in treating symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. Am J Gastroenterol. 2018 Sep;113(9):1290-300. Abstract

Chang L, Sultan S, Lembo A, et al. AGA clinical practice guideline on the pharmacological management of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. Gastroenterology. 2022 Jul;163(1):118-36.Full text  Abstract

Lembo A, Sultan S, Chang L, et al. AGA clinical practice guideline on the pharmacological management of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea. Gastroenterology. 2022 Jul;163(1):137-51.Full text  Abstract

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